Mount York Lookout — Attraction in Mount Victoria

There are camp sites by the road with fire places and toilets, but you've got to bring your own water. If you're not camping you'll find some picnic tables under shelter and plenty of car parking. The walks are all rated as difficult, with steep grades and uneven ground. The shortest circuit takes around three hours. The views, however, are utterly spectacular. Make sure you stop on the way up to the look out, opposite the camp sites on the right hand side, and check out the views on the left hand side of the road. You won't be sorry you took the time. The hiking is good, but the rock climbing is better. Take your gear, there are ascents for all...

Have come many times, since c. 1965. Hope to come again. The views always vary with the weather, are always interesting. Site is much better maintained than visits a few years ago. Good long-drop loos, informative signage, the old euro-landmarks in reasonble order. Parking and camping arrangements significantly clearer.

Given the recent catastrophic bushfires, the area now makes an iconic display of the deadly force of a bushfire the long-term effects and the miraculous capacity of the bush to regenerate. It's all happening now after the 2021...

Great views to the west, you can really get an idea of what it was like to first cross the blue mountains and then see the plains below for the first time (for the European settlers) 200 years ago. Lots of information boards to learn about the place. Toilet and picnic facilities are good, although no cooking facilities. You can camp nearby and use the fire rings there if planning to stay a while for a climbing out walking trip. A...